“It's not #tbt technically, but I found this photo on my phone now from September of last year & it gave me so many feels,” she captioned the image. “This photo was taken at my dear friends @honeywoodvintage @charlieoverbey home during a dark time in my life.”

She continued, “I was an emotional mess + struggling to find my way as a new mom again. When I looked at this photo a wave of sadness poured over me, but now I only see my tiny bubs nursing & Sweetie looking on like a nervous new mom.”

The beauty, who gave birth to a second son in June, added, “Life is messy, love is complicated, & it can all feel so overwhelming but we grow & learn. I'm so grateful for my life & appreciate it all, even if I can't always see the light at the end... it's there. Promise.”

The candid caption comes just one month after Tess shared a makeup free snap in which tears streamed down her face. “This is the reality of being a mom,” she said. “I've been up since 3 am, & every time I get Bowie to sleep & try to lay him down, he wakes up.”

She explained, “My confidence has taken a blow with this birth & it wasn't until this morning I realized why. The pressure of 'looking good' for a living is too much today. Is any career understanding when you show up at negative 10%…? I hope one day that changes & society views mothers as the flawed human beings we are that are just trying to keep our shit together like everyone else.”

Scroll through the gallery below to see which other celebrity moms have hopped on the public breastfeeding bandwagon!

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Coco Austin

Coco posted this snap with daughter Chanel when the infant was just a few months old. The model recently admitted, “The main question I get from women is if I still breastfeed and the answer is yes. She’s 15 months and still going strong."